Extreme fires and heavy rainfall driving platypuses from their homes

Australia’s emerging pattern of severe mega bushfires and heavy rainfall may be driving platypuses from their…

Warming beaches threaten Yemen sea turtles' future

On a Yemeni beach, a sea turtle clambers ashore to lay eggs, which will likely be…

Can public financing for political campaigns affect voter participation?

Policies that provide public financing for political campaigns have gained popularity in the United States. One…

Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change

The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of…

Climate change draws great white sharks north, threatening ecosystem

There never used to be young great white sharks basking off the busy beaches of central…

Canada's wildfires take devastating toll on wildlife

No droppings, tracks, nests or other traces of wildlife—Canada’s boreal forests were devastated by record wildfires…

Firefighters tell of hellish battle against Canada wildfires

Facing grueling conditions worthy of a Dantean hell, up against soaring walls of blistering flames, thousands…

Inuit hunters blame cruise ships as narwhal disappear

To hunt the narwhal, whose long tusk was the unicorn horn of medieval myth, you need…

Swedish media report that the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry may have been announced early

Swedish media say the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this…

Unique voice prints in parrots could help birds be recognized in a flock, no matter what they say

Parrots are exceptional talkers. They can learn new sounds during their entire lives, amassing an almost…